| Title | Lease to precede a release by way of bargain and sale from Henry Bright the younger of Whirlow, Sheffield gentleman to Cornelius Clerke of Norton, Derbyshire esquire and John Bright of Gray's Inn, Middlesex esquire, of his capital messuage, farm or tenement, commonly called Whirlow and all the houses, buildings, lands, meadows, pastures, woods, underwoods, orchards, gardens, backesides, commons etc, whether the same was then in the occupation of Henry Bright the younger or Henry Bright the elder; and also all other the messuages, lands, cottages and hereditaments whatsover of him the said Henry Bright the younger, within the several precincts etc of Fulwood and Ecclesall or in the parish of Sheffield or Dronfield Derbyshire; and all other the hereditaments of Henry Bright the younger, within the Kingdom of England or elsewhere, for the term of one year |
| Description | Date: 3 Oct in the 24th year of Charles II, 1672.
Witnesses: Tho Chappell, Marmaduke Machell, John Greensmith, Nath Newbownes, Jo Bullok, Geo Sitwell, Geo Shawe, Ja Webster.
Notes: a memorandum endorsed shows that the lease was produced at Dronfield in connection with subsequentt litigation between Bright and Clarke. The release is missing. |